Volvo Photo Locations Part 101
Historic Volvo Photography Locations Overview

1972 – Volvo 144


1972 – Original US advertisement (click to enlarge)

2012 – Österlånggatan in Stockholm (Google Streetview)

Österlånggatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward from Slottsbacken to Järntorget, it forms a parallel street to Baggensgatan and Skeppsbron. Major sights include the statue of Saint George and the Dragon on Köpmanbrinken and the restaurant Den Gyldene Freden on number 51, established in 1722 and mentioned in Guinness Book of Records as one of the oldest with an unaltered interior.

Like Västerlånggatan, Österlånggatan used to pass outside of the city walls and was for many centuries one of the city’s major streets. When Skeppsbron, the broad street and quay running to the east of Österlånggatan, was created during the 17th century, Österlånggatan lost much of the importance it used to have. Compared to Västerlånggatan, Österlånggatan is today a relatively quiet street notwithstanding the many restaurants and shops, in sharp contrast to the neighbourhood when the street formed the backyard of the dock district, crowded with sailors, taverns, travellers, and traders.

österlånggatan map stockholm Maps2

More information on en.wikipedia.org

Historic Volvo Photography Locations Overview